Influence of health-related quality of life on time from symptom onset to hospital arrival and the risk of readmission in patients with myocardial infarction
| Autor: | Lisa Wernroth, Margareta Larsson, Catrin Henriksson, Jan-Erik Karlsson, Johan Herlitz, Bertil Lindahl |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Health related quality of life
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Univariate analysis business.industry Coronary Artery Disease medicine.disease MYOCARDIAL ISCHAEMIA AND INFARCTION (IHD) Coronary artery disease Quality of life medicine MYOCARDIAL DISEASE In patient Myocardial infarction Symptom onset Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Delay time |
| Zdroj: | Open Heart |
| ISSN: | 2053-3624 |
| Popis: | Background Despite increased awareness of the importance of early treatment in acute myocardial infarction (AMI), the delay from symptom onset to hospital arrival is still too long and rehospitalisations are frequent. Little is known about how health-related quality of life (HRQL) affects delay time and the frequency of readmissions. Method We used quality registers to investigate whether patients’ HRQL has any impact on delay time with a new AMI, and on the rate of readmissions during the first year. Patients with AMI |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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